Wheel stop



A. H. TOLD WHEEL STOP March 14, 1933.

Filed July 50 1932 I MMV/anw Ilm Patented Mar. 14, 1933 ARNOLD H. TOLD, orcHIcAGo, VILLINOIS Application med July 3o,

The invention relates to devices applied to railway tracks at theend of a spur` or siding to limit the movement of a car along the track.

The. principal object of the present invention is to provideanveii'ective device which is easily constructed and particularly one which is adapted to use material which all railway shops and yards and many maintenance crews and others will have availablefor this V purpose. v

Briefly the invention consists in utilizing short lengths of rails .to form the wheely stop and the bracing structure whereby ity issecured to the road bed'. 1

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the invention-f y Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of the invention.v showing: ityapplied to the end of a traic raill the line 2 2 of'Figure 1. Y Y

Figure 3 is a side view of a modified of structure. v- L,

Figure 4 is a side view of another form of the invention. f y

`Figures 5 and 6 are transverse sections on the corresponding section lines of'Figure 4l.

Figure 7 is a side view of another form of the invention. v, l

Figure 8 is a horizontal section taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7. 1 Y

The wheel stop element shown in Figures `1 and 2 consists of'a length of rail 1, preferably corresponding in section to the traffic rail 2, and having its end 3 cut square to abut against the end of the traiiic rail. Splice plates S secure the traiiic rail and the wheel stop together. The rear portion of element 1 is bent upwardly preferably to the contour of a car wheel and the entire section is braced longitudinally Vof 4the track by relatively shorter lengths l and 5 welded to the wheel stop element 1 at spaced points 6 and 7 and converging rearwardly to ybe secured to yeach other as by aweld at 8,.v Angle clips 9 are. se-

form- Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section on 1932. Yserial No.,26,886.y

Cured lto the lower portionof rail 5 and are disposed to engage the vertical faces of cross ties V10. If desired, similar .angle clips 11 maybe Vsecured to the horizontal portion of element 1 to similarly engage cross ties 12.

The parts1,4 and 5 are easily' procured by utilizing any discarded yrail and are easily as sembled by-welding Vtogether at the points indicated. These parts all lie inthe same general vertical plane andthe webs of the three vmembersprovide substantial resistance to any deformation due tothe impact of a ear againstjthe stop portion. v4The horizontal portion of the 'main mem bier 1, as well asits upwardly `bent portion,

form a smooth extensionof the traflic rail and eliminate any tendency to derail a car moved against the stop.. f Thestructure `is free of any securing elements, such as bolts, clamping elements and other parts subject' to loss andresulting failure of the stop. vThere are no pivoted or pinned oints to loosen and y jacent ends of brace 4, suitable surfacesfare Vreduce the rigidity ofthe device Yirrespective l provided for weld abutments which subment of the parts of the device. v

In the device shown in Figure 3, the horizontal rail section'13, which is arrangedto abut the end of the tramo rail, is straight from end toend of the device. "The wheel stop element lll and the brace 15 therefor sit on top of section 13 and are welded thereto as indicated at'16'and 17 and to eachother as indicated at 18. Suitable angle clips 19 are secured to the bottomy flange of rail 13 and are disposed to engage successive cross ties 20.

As in the form previously described, the wheel stop element 14 forms in effect an upwardly inclined projection on the rail 13,

stantially increase resistance to relative'movehaving the same section, and providing a continuous rail head element for engagement l referred to in connection with the construction shown in Figures 1 and 2 are inherent also in this form of the invention.

Figures 4, 5 and 6 illustrate rail sections 21, 22 and 23 corresponding to those shown in Figure 1 but these sections are held together by means of clips or gussets 24, 25 and 26 which are bent over the rail flanges and heads and are riveted to the rail webs. As in the first form of the invention, the entire section of each rail 22 and 23 is utilized to abut the iange of the wheel stop rail 21 and the Webs of all three rail lengths are united kin a rigid structure.

Figures 7 and 8 illustrate another formV of the invention in which the rail element 27 is used to abut the traffic rail (not shown) and to form the upwardly extending wheel stop engaging element which Vis here shown as being straight instead otV curved.A The stop c element is braced by a pair of 4triangular shaped plates 28 having recessed portions 29 lcsc shapedto receivethe flange 3() of the wheel stop element. Plates 28 are secured together after being applied to the wheel stop rail.

It will be seen from the above and by reference tothe drawing that the objects and advantages' mentioned above areyattained by each ofthe structures described in detail and it willbe obvious to those skilled inthe art that other modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. and the exclusive use of any form of the invention coming within the scope of the claims is contemplated.

'What is claimed is: Y

1. In a wheel. stop, a section of a rail having a substantially horizontal portion, terminating at .its forward end in al face adapted to ,abut theend of a traflic rail, and having a rear partY inclined upwardly ofcsaid horizontal portion toform a wheel engaging ele-f ment, and a structure at lthe rear of said upwardly inclined part arranged to brace the latter to road'bed ties located beyond the end of the trafc rail, said bracing structure consisting of rail pieces corresponding in cross section to saidwheel-engaging element and having their forward ends abutting spaced points on the base flange of said element and secured thereto. Y i

2.` In a Wheel stop, a section of a track `rail having a substantially horizontal portion and having a part inclined rearwardly and upwardly from said portion to form a vwheelengaging element, and a structure at the rear of said part arranged to brace the latter to road bed ties located ybeyond said horizontal portion, said brace structure consisting of lengths of rail of cross section corresponding to the cross section of the stop element and havingl their forward ends `abutting spaced points on the flange of the stop element and welded to the latter throughout the thereof.

width 3. A wheel stop constructed to be applied as a unit to the end of a traffic rail and including a length of horizontally disposed rail with its end cut vertically to abut the end of the trafiic rail, another length of rail inclined upwardlyand rearwardly from and resting on top of said horizontal rail with its lower end bevelled to join the heads of the two rails so as to form a continuous member shaped to fit the contour of a car wheel, and means securing the two rail elements to each other.

4. A device as 'specied in claim `3 which also includes a brace Aextending from the upper portion of said inclined rail to the Y rear-portion of said horizontally disposed rail and terminating in an end bevelled to overlie `thetop of said horizontally disposed rail top of said horizontal member and connected to the upper portion ofV said first mentioned inclined member, each of said members consisting of apiece of railroad `rail and the webs of said members being disposed ina `common vertical plane and theunit being constructed to be applied to the end of a traf- `fic rail to form a continuation thereof having lan integral stop element. Y

6. A device as specified in claim 2 which includes a depending member on thehorizontal element for engaging the cross tie of the road'bed. g y i 7. A device as specified inuclaim 1 which includes a depending element on the rail section arranged'to engage the vertical lface of a cross tie. L Y

8. A device as specified in claim 3 which includes an angle having a leg secured to the flange of the horizontally disposedrail anda depending flange disposed to engage a vertical face of a track cross tie.

9. Arailway vehicle wheel stop comprising three pieces of car rail secured at their ends to each other in the form of a closed trif ica "ino

the rail pieces being located in the same vertical plane and the base flange of the brace piece abutting the base ange of the wheelengaging piece.

i 10. A stop asspeciiied in claim 9 in which the horizontal side and wheel engaging side n project beyond the ends, of the bracing side, there being shoulders formed on the first two mentioned rails engaging the ends of said brace rail. Y i

l1. In a wheel stop, a section of a track rail arranged to abut the end of a traffic rail and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, and a bracing structure at the rear of said section and extending downwardly and outwarly therefrom to engage track cross ties, said bracing structure abutting the hase flange of said rail section throughout the width thereof to hold the same against twisting under impact forces. n

In testimony whereof I hereunto afx my signature this@ 26th day of July, 1932.

ARNOLD H. TOLD. 

